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Is the "done" meaning "acceptable"?

In reading done outside class, select a short passage of no more than 100 words. In the passage, locate pronouns/referring words and their noun referents.

In addition, Grammarly website tool (grammarly.com) reports an error to "outside" and says: replace it with "outside of"

Reference: "Delta's Key to the Next Generation TOEFL Test" book

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The word "done" could be replaced by

In reading that you have done outside (of) class...

It is a participle phrase, that describes the reading. It is equivalent to the relative clause starting "that".

Participle phrases like this are common:

A shoe made in China was found on the beach.
An apple eaten by a worm is disgusting.
He gave me a sock worn by his brother.

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  • And must we state "outside of"?
    – Mohammad Afrashteh
    Commented Dec 1, 2018 at 15:19
  • I consider "of" to be optional. Outside can function as a preposition, so "of" is not required. It can also be a noun, with "of". Both are correct
    – James K
    Commented Dec 1, 2018 at 16:16
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    Why "that you have done" rather than "that you will do" or "that you are intended to do"? The participial phrase doesn't have a tense, and done in the future seems a more likely and more useful meaning.
    – Gary Botnovcan
    Commented Dec 1, 2018 at 17:33
  • @James K don't you think @_Gary Botnovcan is right? Text piece offers to do something out of class.
    – Mohammad Afrashteh
    Commented Dec 3, 2018 at 16:29
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Done in this sentence means:

All reading outside of class

And Grammarly is right, it should be outside of class

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